Enugu State Commissioner for Housing, Martin Chukwunwike, has been unanimously elected because the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The election happened through the 2024 Enugu State PDP Congress held at Okpara Square on Saturday.
Chukwunwike’s election was uncontested, as introduced by the chairman of the state PDP Congress Committee, Dr. Tony Iyoha.
Iyoha declared the outcomes of the elected State Executive Committee, confirming Chukwunwike’s place as the brand new state chairman.
Notably, Chukwunwike has served as a Commissioner within the State Executive Council thrice, from 2003-2007, 2007-2011, and 2023 till his current election as PDP state chairman.
Declaring the results of the election, Iyoha stated, “By the power vested on me as the chairman of the electoral committee for Enugu State PDP Congress, I declare you as the duly elected PDP State Executive Committee.”
Earlier, Iyoha said that he and his committee members have been in Enugu to conduct the election for state PDP govt.
Iyoha counseled Governor Peter Mbah-led administration for holding the celebration members united regardless of the end result of the 2023 normal elections.
He stated, “We want to thank the government of Enugu State for making the PDP family in Enugu to be one. Since the Congress started, we have not had any problems. The process has been flawless, and we thank the governor, Dr Peter Mbah, for making the PDP family in Enugu State proud.”
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In his acceptance speech, the brand new chairman, Chukwunwike, thanked Mbah and all of the delegates for reposing their confidence in him and different elected members of the SEC.
He promised that he would maintain the recognition of PDP in Enugu State as a celebration of “first choice”.
He stated, “On behalf of the brand new Executive of PDP in Enugu State, I congratulate all these elected with me. I additionally say a really large thanks to the electoral committee that got here all the way in which from Abuja. Your Excellence I need to guarantee you that this committee will certainly provide you with what might be described as unalloyed help and unalloyed loyalty. We know that loyalty can’t be 99.9%; is both 100% or you aren’t loyal. I’ll guarantee you that this committee will present you unalloyed 100% loyalty.
“I also want to assure His Excellence and the entire state that wherever the past executive stopped, we are going to build further. You know that no union is perfect, but everywhere things have gone wrong, I assure you that we will make sure all those things are ratified and make PDP a singular party in Enugu State. It is also obvious that in two weeks time we are going to elect our local government Chairmen and councillors. I want to assure you that this team will do our best to make sure that we continue to do our 17 over 17.”
Some different elected govt members of the celebration are: “Deputy Chairman – Chief Steve Oruruo; Secretary – Mr Chukwudi Nnadozie; Auditor – Mr Toby Odinwankpa; Deputy Chairman Enugu East – Nnamdi Nwafor; Deputy Chairman Enugu West – Ernest Nwaeze; State Organising Secretary – Onyi Odibe; State Woman Leader – Princess Peace Nnaji; Youth Leader – Beneath Ajah and Publicity Secretary – Mr Uchenna Obute among others.”
Earlier in his farewell tackle, the outgone chairman, Chief Augustine Nnamani, thanked Governor Peter Mbah for reviving PDP once more in Enugu State from the Peter Obi’s issue, which vastly affected the celebration within the state and full South East.
“Peter Obi’s factor affected the party’s future in the state, not only in the state but across the South East region, but we thank God that Peter Mbah survived and rescued the party. Now we are a party of number one choice.”